Benny Carter
Not only a great, influential figure during the era of the big bands,
saxophonist Benny Carter worked in nine different decades and was a
groundbreaking arranger, band leader and performer as jazz moved from swing to
be-bop to modern styles.
Born in New York City, his mother gave him piano lessons as a child and he
largely taught himself the saxophone. By the age of 15 he was playing in Harlem
night clubs and learning his trade as a sideman in local bands. Making his first
recordings in 1928 as part of the Charlie Johnson Orchestra, he started
arranging for the Fletcher Hend...
Bye Bye BluesBenny Carter and Arnold Ross
Swing Time - The World’s Greatest Jazz Collection 1933-1957: Vol. 4
3:10
I Get a Kick Out of YouBenny Carter and Oscar Peterson
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson
2:55
Sweet Georgia BrownLionel Hampton and Benny Carter
Masters Of Jazz Vol. 12
2:37
Just FriendsBenny Carter and Oscar Peterson
Walking the Line
6:37
Sweet and LovelyBenny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy and Strings
10:41
SugarBenny Carter and Teddy Wilson
Fun Time Jazz Boxset
2:45
